India, April 14 -- India is celebrating Ambedkar Jayanti on Monday, April 14, a national holiday observed every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, known as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.

On account of Amebdkar Jayanti, the stock market is closed on Monday for equity trading, equity derivatives trading, SLB, currency derivatives, NDS-RST, Tri Party Repo, Commodity Derivatives Segment and Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR), according to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) website.

Ambedkar Jayanti is a national holiday which is widely celebrated across India, especially in states such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and so on, with large public gatherings, procession...